Shaktigarh also known as Shaktifarm is a town and notified Nagar Panchayat in the Udham Singh Nagar district of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Governed within the Sitarganj tehsil, it functions as the central urban market and civic headquarters for the surrounding agrarian settlements of the Shaktifarm area.
Civic administration and governance Shaktigarh is classified as an Urban Local Body (ULB) by the Urban Development Directorate of Uttarakhand. Municipal elections and council by-elections are conducted under the supervision of the Uttarakhand State Election Commission. During the 2022 municipal by-election for the council chairperson post, 3,868 registered electors cast their votes.
The municipal area is divided into four administrative wards: Ward No. 1: Population 1,795 Ward No. 2: Population 1,895 Ward No. 3: Population 1,226 Ward No. 4: Population 1,393
In April 2026, the state urban development department sanctioned ₹95.64 lakh for the construction of a permanent municipal office building for the civic body. The civic council actively administers public utility drives, sanitation monitoring, and waste management measures within its notified borders.
Demographics According to the 2011 Census of India, the Shaktigarh Nagar Panchayat recorded a total population of 6,309 living across 1,277 households, including 3,225 males and 3,084 females.
Sex Ratio: The sex ratio was 956 females per 1,000 males, while the child sex ratio stood at 988, above the state average of 890. Literacy: The literacy rate was 81.08%, with male literacy at 88.08% and female literacy at 73.80%. Social and Religious Composition: Scheduled Castes comprised 5.79% and Scheduled Tribes 0.10% of the population. Hinduism was recorded as the religion of 98.72% of the residents, followed by Islam (0.68%) and Sikhism (0.49%).
Spoken languages in the civic area include Hindi, Bengali, Pahadi (Kumaoni), and Punjabi.
See also Sitarganj Udham Singh Nagar district Urban local body
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